The winter chills and shorter days always make me think of braised foods. Earthy and warming with complex flavors made up from diverse ingredients. Not unlike the amazing whites of the Rhone Valley. While some are single variety, it is the mélange presented from the marsanne, roussane, viognier, grenache blanc and other white grapes that gives these wines so much depth and subtlety. They are often powerful, sometimes rich and mouthfilling, and always elegant. 

Enjoy any of these wines in the near future, or give them a few years in your cellar. You won’t be disappointed. 

2019 Guigal La Doriane Condrieu

$84.89/bottle Buy Now

20 bottles In Stock

98 JD / 95 DE / 17 JR

#30 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020

The 2019 Condrieu La Doriane is another tremendous effort from this estate that does everything right. Reminding me slightly of the 2015 with its power and richness, it still has plenty of freshness in its apricot, ripe pineapple, honeyed marmalade, flowers, and cream aromas and flavors. Already complex and full-bodied, with good acidity and a fabulous finish, this is a quintessential expression of this cuvée and it’s hard to imagine how it would be any better. These always have the capacity to age, yet I find them most enjoyable with 6-12 months of bottle age and then over the following 3-5 years. - Jeb Dunnuck

2019 Dom. de la Solitude CdP Blanc

$39.89/bottle Buy Now

28 bottles In Stock

94 DE /  92 JD / 17+ JR

Bright sappy lime, like Indian lime pickle, and a gentle sweetness from the oak (the Roussanne component is fermented in new oak barriques). Good balancing acidity. The oak regime is quite intense, but it works, it doesn't occlude the freshness, just adds a layer of complex spicing. Very long, citrussy and salty. The best white from Solitude for a while. Drinking Window 2020 - 2025 Matt Walls – Decanter

2019 Vieux Telegraphe CdP La Crau Blanc 

$158.89 1.5L Buy Now

9 magnums In Stock

97 JD

I loved the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc, which is one of the finest versions of this cuvée I can recall. Rich stone fruits, apple blossom, melon, crushed stone, and white flower notes all define this incredibly complex, nuanced white, and it’s medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and lengthy on the palate. It’s never the biggest or richest white out there, but its purity, finesse, elegance, and length are world class. Jeb Dunnuck

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